PAYING THE DOCTOR. ' WIRING A TWELVE INCH GUN. ' THE THRONE 1.1 THE HOME.
Should It Be For Curing You or For
Keeping You Well?
We Won't yol learned to take ad
vantae of the resources of civilization
to ajthiuj like the extent we might.
For Instance, wo wait until we get
sick, and then we pay the doctor to
help us get well. It would he much
more sensible to pay him to help us
keep from getting sick.
Fantastic idea, you Hay. Not at all.
It already la working in a large num
ber of college communities, right here
In the slate universities of Missouri
and Kansas, fi r instance. In both in
stitutions the pupil is charged a fee
which Is applied to safeguarding his
health. In the University of Missouri
the plan is still further developed so
that the fee covers medical and sur
gical attendance. The health work in
both schools Is so Interesting, not only
for what It Is dolug for the pupils, but
for the example It is setting other com
munities, that It Is only right and
proper to call attention to It.
The Important point Is thai these uni
versities and other schools are proving
that health can be made much more of
a community matter than had been
supposed and that tin; wise thing to do
Is for groups to pay medical men to
keep them well Kansas City Star.
A WATER SOAKED TOWN.
Whero Nearly a Foot of Rain Falls
Every Week in the Year.
"It Is a remarkable fact that In In
dia, one of the most arid countries In
the world, there Is one spot that has
the record rainfall of the whole earth,"
sold Dr. William ilobcrts, British agri
cultural expert In India, to a corre
spondent of the Washington Tost.
"This place is C'heropunJI, In Assam.
It Is la the path of the monsoon and
In a valley, and there Is almost con
stant rainfall.
"The average rainfall Is 000 Inches a
year, or fifty feet, which is nearly a
foot a week. This seems almost be
yond comprehension when It Is consid
ered that the rainfall of the United
States, for Instance, ranges from six
teen to thirty live Inches. In some
places there have been as high as sixty-five
Inches of wnter in a year, but
th's is the exception.
"During the rainy season In Cbcra
punjl I he Waterfall Is heaviest, but
there Is tain throughout the year. Not
withstanding this terrific moisture, the
Inhabitants of the district raise vege
tables and grain. They do this by
building terraces which carry the wa
ter off."
It Takes 117 Miles of Steel Tape to
Make the Jacket.
According to the Mlllgate, Monthly,
no fewer than 117 miles of steel wire
are wound on a twelve inch g(m that
' weighs thirteen and a half tons. In
appearance this wire, which Is of the
! same quality as piano wire, resembles
j tape. It is a quarter of an Inch wide
and a tenth of an inch thick. It Is
! tested to a breaking strength of 110
( tons. The wire unwinds from a reel
: as the gun barrel revolves, and a ten
sion of about fifty tons to the squure
; Inch insures mechanical accuracy in
wrapping it round the gun.
Various parts of tile gun receive dif
ferent thicknesses of wire. At the
breech of a twelve Inch gun, where the
chief strain comes, there are ninety-two
I layers, which give u thickness of nine
j and a luilf Inches of wire, but at the
i muzzle there ure only fourteen layers.
ever the wire the guuiunkcrs shrink on
steel rings at white heat. When they
cool they contract and (rip with im
mense force. The rifling of the barrel
Is an nutomatlc process, un example of
wonderful mechanical Ingenuity. When
the gun Is finished experts test the ac
curacy of the rifling witli plastic gutta
percha. SCHOOLGIRLS AS HEROINES.
Apparently They Are Considered Only
by American Authore.
Scott never mentions a schoolgirl,
says II. D. Sedgwick In the Atlantic.
Imagine Thomas Hardy fashioning a
schoolgirl out of Wcsscx clay or George
Meredith venturing to describe Diana
of the i.Irosswuys hi those early yenrs.
Arnold Bennett would have created n
little miniature old wife, as Van KycU
and Mcmllug paint babies like minia
ture old men. II. (J. Wells would depict
her as incipient temptation to lead Mr.
Brltllng, for Instance, Into one of a
dozen romantic adventures.
(iulsworthy would try fo fit her Into
an ethknl system, into a niche of so
cial JOStli e or matrimonial ventures.
Mr. IIowolls, one may Imagine, might
have essayed the task, hut he would
have tried to meet the difficulty of get
ting the right values -as a painter dabs
blues on yeliows to make a green by
adding to a primness reminiscent of
the "Vicar of Wakefield," a few deli
cate hoydonish touches.
As there Is no such thing as a school
girl on the continent, French and Ital
ian novelists do not mention her. In
deed, the schoolgirl, as we see her, is
an American product und modern.
Jam Started as Medicine.
Jam In Its early days seems to have
been regarded as possessing medicinal
jropertle.'j. fialt In "Annals of the
Parish" notes "a new luxury that got
In among the commonalty about 1700.
By our young men that wore sailors
going to Jamaica and the West Indies
heaps of sugar and coffee beam were
brought home, while many, among the
cabbages In their yards, had planted
berry bushes, which two things hap
pening together the fashions of mak
ing Jam and Jelly came to he Introduc
ed Into the village. It was found that
Jelly was an excellent medicine for a
sore throat and Jam a remedy as good
ns Loudon candy for n cough or a cold
or a shortness of breath." Did It ever
occur to you that "Jam" was abbre
viated from Jamaica'.' London Spectator.
Pay of Burgeon In Ancient Times.
High honorariums were paid surgeons
In ancient t lines. When Darius, the
sou of llystaspes, sprained his foot
Dnmoecdes was Called In, another sur
geon of renown having fulled t" effect
a cure. Damooedes was successful,
and the king, Inlrnducoil the doctor to
the ladles of (he court. The ladles
Oiled a Mae of gold wllh money and
precious pearls, which a slave was or
dered to carry to the doctor.
A Cook's Accidental Discovery.
One of the best ways of cooking
potatoes was accidentally discovered
through the unpunetuallty of a train.
WbeU the line from Paris to It. Ger
main was opened the first train carried
an Official party for whom lunch was
ordered. The meal was fixed for noon,
and shortly before that hour the pota
toes were put on to fry. A few minutes
afterward a message came that the
train would probably be delayed for an
hour, so (he potatoes were taken off
the fire, but left In the pan. Then catne
n second message, "Train Just arriv
ing," and I'je potatoes were hurriedly
put buck (o fry again. When the party
sat down to lunch the potatoes were
brought on with the steak. Each chip
was then found to be blown out like a
small, crisp, golden balloon, to the do
or the guests. The cook without
knowing it had invented pommel de
terre soulllei.
Two Hard Jobs.
Leave It to us and we'd say that the
hardest Jobs are trying to give satis
faction either as ii stepmother or as
manager of a loll end baseball club.
Cincinnati Enquirer,
S. F Sharp
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Bpeciil attention given to all
calls both night and day.
cm 1 1 promptly unitwered. omen on Third
eiret. Attiena oregor
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MUSK
THE SIGN OF GOOD PAINT
Any one who uses or ought to use paints and
varnishes, should remember that we have the
agency for
Sherwin-Williams
Paints and Varnishes
in tins localitv, For fifty ve.irs this line has been
the world's leader - that's why we chose it; and we
are leaders in good things here that's why they
CHOW us. It's a pretty good combination to do
business with.
Sold bx
Ware's Pharmacy
Where Two Shoulrl Rule as One to In
sure Real Happiness.
"A man may build a throne for the
woman ha loves," says the Mother's
Magazine, "hut he will find that to
make her a queen he must mount it be
side her, for only where two rule as one
can cither hold true sway. Whether
married or single, we do not live unto
ourselves alone. All the world some
how is affected by what we are, and In
the married state we have a greater
obligation than merely to keep the
peace or to observe the conventions or
to demonstrate how we can Improve
upon God's law of life and love.
"It Is well that we should use every
God given power of mind and spirit,
every quality and grace and virtue at
our command, before and after, In or
der to live up to the privileges and re
sponsibilities of marriage. But mar
riage fortunately Is a thing of the
heart rather than of the Intellect, and
It Is our wrong attitude of mind to
ward matrimony that would drag it
down to our own level and limit of
comprehension and make It a merely
human mistake Instead of a divine gift.
"If we would make it a blessing In
stead of a curse, if we would have It
encompass all of our needs In Joy and
aorrow, If we would have It endure
with us through life and eternity as the
sublime fact of our existence, we must
live up to It hour by hour In a spirit
of faith and hope and charity."
BOMBS FROM AIRPLANES.
How'8 This?
We offer One Hurclred DalUtf Reward
for any case of Catarrh v - t cr.onot be
.ured by Bail's Cat ill- In,
Hall's Catarrh Medkdne hro beta taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
five years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Pot
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Hall's Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see a
great Improvement In your general
health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Sand
for testimonials, free.
P. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. 76c.
Notice to Creditors.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon, for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Daniel
A. May, Deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given to all per
sons whom it may concern that Ida L.
May has been appointed 'administratrix
of the estate of Daniel A. May, de
ceased. All persons having claims
against his estate are hereby required
to present them with proper vouchers
in compliance with the requirements
of the law to the said administratrix
at the law office of Will M. Peterson
in the Smith Crawford Building at
Pendleton, Oregon, within six months
of the date of the first publication of
this notice. Dated this b 1st day of
August A. D. 1917.
Ida L. May, Administratrix.
Will M. Peterson, Attorney for
Administratrix.
Simple Device That Aids In Dropping
the Missiles Accurately.
At the numerous aerial bombing
schools pilots and observers are taught
bow to drop bombs accurately on sta
tionary and moving objects on tbe
ground and on captive balloons.
Bombs of all classes are used, from the
eight pound high explosive bomb to the
200 pound bomb ns well as the phos
phorus and rochumbite bombs.
The Inst rui act it I hat Is used in direct
ing tbe placing of a bomb on the object
aimed at Is a simple device and Is pro
vlded with several adjustments that
can be made almost Instantly. One of
these gives the speed at which the ma
chine Is traveling, another Is an ordi
nary water level, und both In conjunc
tion with two mirrors which show the
pilot the ground below serve to aim
the bomb. The wind has to be serious
ly considered when dropping bombs,
and most bombs are dropped up wind.
Bomb dropping Is a most Important
branch of the air service, and pilots
have been known to drop bombs on en
emy trains and transports from fairly
good heights and nlso on the vital
parts of bridges and on depots and
railway Junctions, munition plants, aer
odromes and submarine bases. Scien
tific Aincii' an.
Notice to Creditors.
In the County Court of Umatilla
County, State of Oregon.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Henry Pinkerton. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been appointed by the
above court, executrix of the above j
entitled estate, and has qualified as by
law required. All persons having
claims against the above named estate
are hereby notified to present the same '
to me, with proper vouchers, at the
office of my Attorney, Homer I. Watts
at his office in Athena, Oregon, within
six months from the date thereof.
Dated this 81st day of August, 1917.
E. J. Pinkerton,
' Executrix of the estate of Henry
Pinkerton, deceased.
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The Wardrobe
The Track of the Earth.
If the sun and earth and the earth's
orbit could be seen, then the track of
the earth would be a sp ml around that
of the sun. GO take u broomstick, wind
wire around It like thread on a spool,
take out the Rtl' It nod stretch the coll
until the apace between each turn Is,
say, one-third of nn inch und make a
hundred turns of the wire. Then this
spiral or coll would represent the track
of the earth through spnee daring a
hundred years. The sun moves toward
the star Yoga at a speed of twelve
miles per Becond and carries the earth,
all the planets and their moons along.
Hut they nil move mound the sun at
the same time nnd therefore traverse
spirals, represented fairly by extended
colls of wire.
Notice Of Final Report.
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Maurice
M. Johns, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has filed his final report
in the above entitled esstate with the
clerk of the above entitled court, and
j that the judge of said court has desig
j nated Monday, the 1st day of October,
j 1917, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon as
the time and the office of the County
Judge in the County Court House at
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon,
as the place when and where hearing
shall be had thereon. All persons in
terested are notified to then and there
appear and show cause, if any they
have, why the report should not be ap
proved, the administrator with will an
nexed dlscnarged, and his bondsmen
exonerated. Dated this 22 day of
August. 1917.
M. Melville Johns, Administrator
with Will Annexed.
Worihington Building W. A. CHASE
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"Athena, Oregon
iiiumih
Dr. J. C. Baddeley
VETEHINAKY SURGEON
LaBrasche R.inch
Athena
D. Scott Fisher
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
Residence and Shop, Adams and 4th Sts
Athena
A Comparison.
A German military critic said that
Robert K. Ix'c was America's ablest
soldier. But when Ie's army of In
vasion came up Into Pennsylvania It
didn't cut down a tree, trample a gar
den or steal a pig. Indeed, I.ee wns so
good a soldier that he said the burning
of Chainbersbnrg was a military blun
der for Which he wns not responsible.
The olflcer In nil America's wars who
did the most burning, hacking und rob
bing was Benedict Arnold after he hod
turned traitor to his country. But the
chief effect of It wns to solidify the col
onists Into an effort to win the Revolu
tion. Glrard In Philadelphia ledger.
A Real Providence.
Mr. Younghiishnnd reached home late
for dinner.
"I got pinched for speeding on the
way home," he explained rather aheep.
Ishly. "Have to appear tomorrow morn
ing and get '$10 or fifteen days.' "
Mrs. Younghusbund fervently clapped
two blistered little hands. What a
providence!" sho cried devoutly. "Yon
must take the fifteen days, John! The
cook lias Just left I" Harper's Magazine.
Home Ground Cornmaal.
f'lenn up the old coffee grinder or buy
a new one and grind your own corn
meal for grlddlccnl.es, niutlins nnd
bread. If you do not like bread made
of eornmeul alone use some wheat
flour with It. Since home ground eorn
lnenl does not keep long It Is better to
buy whole corn by the bushel and grind
for meal aa needed.- New York Sun.
BAWWtiR SAL V E
th mo't hffoMnft salv in the world-
CROUP & LASH
Dentists
In Athena Monday' Tuesday, Wednes
day, other days of week in Walla Walla,
2nd and Main over Third National Bank
Dr. E W. Croup Dr. C H. Lash
Yakima Valley ,
Peaches
Direct from Grower. Write
for prices.. Jerry Swart,
Donald, Wash.
P .O. Wapato, R F D 2 Wash.
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Columbia College
Milton, Oregon
Courses :
ACADEMIC, COMMERCIAL, HOME ECONOMICS,
ELOCUTION, PIANO, VOICE. VIOLIN
AND ORCHESTRA
EXPERT TEACHERS in all Departments. Musical Conservatory a
Specialty. Opens Sept. 10. Better Investigate the Advantages this
School offers. Write for Catalog to the President, H. S. Shangle.
t PREBWE0NE5S tECnjsjT)
foENTtEMEN.'lHlS IS A LIKtNtSdL
(of THE GOOD JUDGE, WHO WAS THET
I FIRST MAN TO FIND THLHt W3
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I A UTn CHEW OF RICH
1 TOBACCO THAN IN ABC
QIEWOFOSDIMAIWFUICI
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THIS war is awakening men to the truth about a lot
of things besides Preparedness and chewing to
bacco is one of them. Soldiers are strong for W-B Cut
and the facts are right before you. These shreds are all
tobacco, no gummy s wee tcningi Wci tobacco more sap
in the leaf than in ordinary tobacco by a long shot.
That's why it's so satisfying and so economical a little
bit goes a long way.
MiJe ly WEYMAN-BRUT0N COMPANY, 1107 Brauhray, (lew YA City
THE
PARKER BARBER SHOP
A. J. Parker, Proprietor
Shaving, Haircutting, Massaging, Shampooing.
Bath Rooms In Connection,
St. Nichols Hotel Block - - Athena. Oreg.
Not an Economist.
"Are you practicing food economy ?"
"I tried It out, hut It didn't work."
"What was the trouble?"
"My husband almply refused to eat
the cold fried eM that was left over
from the day before." Detroit Free
Press.
A Tims Killer.
"I've (tot an hour or two to kill. 1
wish I knew what to do."
"Just (to over and ask Brown how
the new baby is (retting along."
Hurt not others with that which
pains yourself.
Land for Sale.
S30 acres, one and one half miles
from Condon, 480 in crop, receive one
half delivered at the Elevator, all
fenced and crossed fenced, well im
proved as to bui Idings, new barn 50 by
f4 ready to construct and good water
supply. Price Sal, 000, 1S,000 cash,
balance reasonable terms. If interest
ed in wheat, stock or mixed ranches in
Oregon, Washington, California or
Montana, let us hear from you.
Condon Realty Co., Condon, Ore.,
Jinu.
Oils
Valvoline, Mono- Goodyear, Fire
gram, Zerolene stone, and U. S.
Athena Garage
Repairing
Agents for
BUICK and MAXWELL
GARS
Parts and Accessories, Lathe Work a Specialty.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
A little extra attention to your Ford car, a little ad
justing now and then, will help to keep it in prime con
dition and add to its ability to serve you. Bring your
Ford car here. Why take any chances?- Let those who
know how, those who use genuine Ford parts, take ea'o
of your car. To be sure of getting the best service fron
your Ford ear !et sl:i!!sd Ford n-ien care for it. Prompt
attention assured. Touring car I860, Runabout ;)54
Sedan 45, Coupelet 1605, Town Car 1595 all f. o. b'
Detroit. For sale by
Burke & Son Garage Phone 82 Athena Oreg.
Burke & Son Garage
Phone 82, Athena, Oregon
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September 13, 14 C& 15
A Western showRecalling Life on the Frontier
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Tickets on sale Sept. 12, 13, 14 and IS: raturn limit Sept. 17
Ask J. R. MATHERS, Agent 0-W. R. R. & N.